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Paperback. China is a vast nation comprised of hundreds of distinct ethnic communities, each with its own language, history, and culture. This book recounts the history of the most sweeping attempt to sort and categorize the nation's enormous population: the 1954 Ethnic Classification project (minzu shibie). Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line illustration, 4 maps, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362. Ethnic Classification in Modern China. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. China is a vast nation comprised of hundreds of distinct ethnic communities, each with its own language, history, and culture. This book recounts the history of the most sweeping attempt to sort and categorize the nation's enormous population: the 1954 Ethnic Classification project (minzu shibie). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSL. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight: 350.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272743
ISBN
9780520272743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Wiley
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471789611
ISBN
9780471789611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.64

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781590218
ISBN
9781781590218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Hardback. Hardback, in very good condition. With dustjacket.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
St. Martin's New York 1976
Publication date
1976
SKU
KRF0040037
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Commanders at sea struggle with the unpredictability of natural elements and with a shroud of uncertainty often referred to as the "fog of war". Over the centuries, most admirals tried to find in new technologies a means to assert centralized control over their forces. This work observes five centuries of dramatic encounters under sail and steam. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024113
ISBN
9780674024113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.90

Hardcover. Why do military commanders, most of them usually quite capable, fail at crucial moments of their careers? Adopting a psycho-historical approach to understanding decision making in war, this book presents seven cases of military command failures, from Frederick the Great at Kunersdorf to Hitler's invasion of Russia. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HBT; JM; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780253343789
ISBN
9780253343789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.39

Paperback. Rudolph Hoess was Commandant of Auschwitz during the war. He was taken prisoner by the British. Between his trial and his execution he was ordered to write his autobiography. This is it. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DVP; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842120248
ISBN
9781842120248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. "Nobody describes a naval battle better than Taylor a flawless demonstration of the biographer s craft." Jan Morris, The Guardian" Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393347067
ISBN
9780393347067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351859
ISBN
9780393351859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.85

Hardback. Long interested in Nazi Germany, Dixon, now an investigator for the London police, presents his first book on it, emphasizing what is most important to him: the personalities of the people involved. He profiles 162 SS officers who served at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, of whom some served during the entire time the camp was in operation, Num Pages: 256 pages, over 130 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1426. The SS Officers Who Ran the Largest Nazi Concentration Camp, 1940-1945. 256 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 287 x 228 x 24. Weight: 1420.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321757
ISBN
9780764321757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.12
€ 46.67

paperback. This volume contains the letters written during the Civil War by Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This is the sixth volume in a series exploring "The Irish in the Civil War". Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823218134
ISBN
9780823218134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. This volume contains the letters written during the Civil War by Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This is the sixth volume in a series exploring "The Irish in the Civil War". Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218127
ISBN
9780823218127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.45

Hardback. Commander A.F.C. Layard, RN, wrote almost daily in his diary from 1913 until 1947. The pivotal 1943-45 years of this edited volume offer an extraordinarily full and honest chronicle, revealing Layard's preoccupations, both with the daily details and with the strain and responsibility of wartime command at sea. Editor(s): Whitby, Michael. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGX; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774811934
ISBN
9780774811934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.58

Hardcover. The war in the Far East between 1941 and 1945 is occasionally referred to as the 'Forgotten War' and this description extends to the way the campaign's air war has been analysed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 1FMB; 1FMM; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294444
ISBN
9781910294444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 41.44

Num Pages: 288 pages, 92 colour photos. BIC Classification: HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764345821
ISBN
9780764345821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762787906
ISBN
9780762787906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.66

hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBW; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 46.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lyons Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762782239
ISBN
9780762782239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.91

Paperback. To see the Ten Commandments with fresh eyes, Father Keenan examines them through the lens of the First-showing us that above all, our God is a God of compassion. With essays on the contemporary distinction between goodness and rightness, Commandments of Compassion also emphasizes the importance of compassionate listening in moral direction. Series: Church Book. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG1; HRCM; HRCS; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580510608
ISBN
9781580510608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.00

Paperback. Chris Terrill is a man in search of his limit. He's 55 years old. He is being trained by the Royal Marines and he is going to Afghanistan. Chris will be holding a camera and filming the whole ordeal for a major TV series. This book tells of his heroic struggle to become the oldest man to win the coveted Royal Marines Commando Green Beret. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBW; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099509899
ISBN
9780099509899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. Weaving together official documents, new research and veterans' own accounts, 'Commando' reveals the exhilarating full story of World War II's most formidable fighting force. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 124 x 29. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123622
ISBN
9780349123622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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